George William QUINTON

Badge Number: S2096, Sub Branch: Berri
S2096

QUINTON, George William

Service Number: 2390
Enlisted: 13 September 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1870
Home Town: Parkside, Unley, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Blocker
Died: Berri, South Australia, 25 November 1952, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery
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World War 1 Service

13 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2390, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
9 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 2390, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 2390, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
19 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 32nd Battalion
6 Nov 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2390, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis and rheumatism
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Private, 2390, 48th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Husband of Emma Jane Quinton of Hill Street, Parkside, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1916 aboard HT Clan McGillivary disembarking on 9 August 1916 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.

Medal: British War Medal